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Latest updates and stories from Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce and its Members

Surviving Winter

Fundraising appeal launches to support vulnerable people in Bedfordshire this winter, it shouldn’t be a choice between eating or heating.

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation (BLCF) are an independent registered charity, providing support to local community groups and charities, many of whom are working with some of the county’s most vulnerable and in need. 

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Looking for Business Space in Bedford?

The new Bedford i-Hub on Cauldwell Street is set to open in October creating a new business incubator centre in the middle of our county town.

Following investment by Bedford Borough Council, the i-Hub is bringing a 3000 sq.ft Georgian building 

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Peli BioThermal Palace Visit For Second Successive Queen’s Award For International Export Expertise

Directors from Peli BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, attended a prestigious regal reception hosted by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and members of the Royal Family.

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Peli BioThermal Announces Second Successive Queen’s Award Win!

Peli BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, announces it has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018.  

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Major New Inward Investments by Aldi and B&M to Create 1,400 New Jobs in Bedford Borough

Two major new regional distribution centres are to be built in Bedford Borough for popular nationwide retailers which will create an estimated 1,400 new jobs for the area.

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Sod Cutting Ceremony marks the official start of i-Worx construction

Works officially began on the i-Worx project following the sod-cutting ceremony on the 16th April. 

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One million new homes in the Oxford to Cambridge arc

A recent study by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has proposed significant new development along a broad corridor linking Oxford in the west with Cambridge in the east. This could extend to one million new homes by the year 2050.

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Local Plans Update

Local Planning Authorities across the country have been progressing Local Plan preparations to ensure that they meet the Government’s end of March deadline for submission of Local Plans to the Secretary of State and thereby retain control of their housing figures. 

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Could you make a difference to team BEDS&LUTON ?

team BEDS&LUTON (tB&L) is a dynamic, high performing and forward thinking organisation passionate about helping people get active and stay active in Bedfordshire. 

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Central Bedfordshire Council Local Plan Consultation August 2017

Central Bedfordshire Council has now published its preferred options for the new Local Plan, which will cover the period from 2015 to 2035.

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Central partnership for Bedfordshire Accountant

Ben Halstead, Partner in charge of Streets Chartered Accountants’ Bedford (Wyboston Lakes) office has become a member of the firm’s central partnership.

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Dunster House builds the biggest PEE POWER urinal at Glastonbury

The project is the result of the collaboration with UWE Bristol and Oxfam

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Bedfordshire Policeman balances the world of rural crime with RAF

“It’s never too late to become a reservist” says 44 year old Mark Farrant from Bedford. The Police Inspector with Bedfordshire Police joined the Royal Air Force Police (3 Tactical Police Squadron) just under two years ago and hasn’t looked back since.

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Funding opportunity in Bedfordshire

The Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation are delighted to announce a new and exciting funding opportunity available for organisations who support women and girls across Bedfordshire. The fund is launched on 8th March the same day as International Women’s Day.

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Fire Service Changing Policy On Automatic Fire Alarms As Only 2% Are True Incidents

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Only one in 50 automatic fire alarms (AFAs) is caused by a genuine emergency and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) is proposing a change in its policy on responding to AFAs to reflect this.

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What are Party Walls and when do I call a surveyor?

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The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has now been operative throughout England and Wales for nearly 20 years. Prior to 1997 party wall legislation only applied to London. The origins of party wall matters stem all the way back to the great fire of London in 1666.

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Hybrid Air Vehicles - putting Bedfordshire on the map

2016 will be a momentous year for the future of aviation with the innovative Airlander 10 taking to the British skies for the first time; our pioneering team of experts continues to make ground-breaking progress on a daily basis – most recently attaching the Mission Module to the iconic hull.

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Act now to protect your WordPress site from attack and compromise

WordPress and DDoS attacks

During the first few weeks of the year, the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) cyber unit has a seen a dramatic increase in the number of WordPress sites being both targeted and used as bots in other attacks, as part of sustained assaults on business servers by way of WordPress Pingback DDoS tactics.

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Bedfordshire company provides training resources for the Oman Football Association

Bedfordshire-based learning and development company Clarity 4D has been asked to create a series of unique personal profiles for the Oman Football Association, as a direct result of attending a UKTI Trade Mission to the Middle East.

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Chamber Member First Grant Recipient

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Delivery and courier business National Sameday in Luton has hired four new employees and safeguarded the jobs of two others thanks to a grant awarded by Velocity Business Support.

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SEMLEP awarded £64.4 million

The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership, SEMLEP, has today been awarded a Local Growth Deal of £64.4 million investment into the area – set to create over 4,200 new jobs and more than 3,800 new homes by 2020.

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Bedfordshire's Top 100

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR BEDFORDSHIRE BUSINESSES

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A new report published  has revealed that Bedfordshire’s top 100 businesses are in much better shape than this time last year, showing excellent growth in profitability with earnings up 13%.

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Funding Alert

Bedfordshire businesses are urged to act quickly this month as SEMLEP unveils a £10,000 pot of funding designed to help companies reduce their energy costs and leverage additional funding in 2014.

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Government announces local road investment

The Government has announced road investment plans including some improvements that the Chamber has lobbied for with partners.

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Branch Line Training launches new fire safety course

Branch Line Training is launching a new nationally recognised Fire Risk Assessment NPORS course in the New Year.    The course is designed  to enable individuals carry out fire risk assessments and is aimed at health and safety officers, site managers, supervisors and fire wardens.

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Lord Lieutenant visits Beds businesses

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis, has paid a visit to Prologis Park at Marston Gate as part of her role as business ambassador for Central Bedfordshire.

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Relate Beds and Luton to offer relationship coaching

Single, divorced or separated? Struggling to meet the right partner, online or otherwise?
Are you fearful of commitment or seem to only meet others who are?Then Relate might be able to help.

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Consultation on plans for Bedford Technical Academy

Bedford College is proposing to open a brand new Technical Academy in September 2015 focusing on specialist technical training in science, service and creative technologies.

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Bedford businesses celebrate double anniversary

As Bedford-based business, Conservation By Design, celebrates its 21st anniversary, it has also created a special birthday present to mark the centenary of the Bedfordshire & Luton Archives & Records Service.

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Take part in our business crime survey

The Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce is organising a Business Crime Prevention Conference on the 29th November. We are privileged to have Olly Martins, Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Colette Paul, Bedfordshire Chief Constable together with business experts from banking and IT fully supporting and leading the event. 

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Surviving Winter

Fundraising appeal launches to support vulnerable people in Bedfordshire this winter, it shouldn’t be a choice between eating or heating.

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation (BLCF) are an independent registered charity, providing support to local community groups and charities, many of whom are working with some of the county’s most vulnerable and in need. 

Read More

Looking for Business Space in Bedford?

The new Bedford i-Hub on Cauldwell Street is set to open in October creating a new business incubator centre in the middle of our county town.

Following investment by Bedford Borough Council, the i-Hub is bringing a 3000 sq.ft Georgian building 

Read More

Peli BioThermal Palace Visit For Second Successive Queen’s Award For International Export Expertise

Directors from Peli BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, attended a prestigious regal reception hosted by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and members of the Royal Family.

Read More

Peli BioThermal Announces Second Successive Queen’s Award Win!

Peli BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, announces it has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018.  

Read More

Major New Inward Investments by Aldi and B&M to Create 1,400 New Jobs in Bedford Borough

Two major new regional distribution centres are to be built in Bedford Borough for popular nationwide retailers which will create an estimated 1,400 new jobs for the area.

Read More

Sod Cutting Ceremony marks the official start of i-Worx construction

Works officially began on the i-Worx project following the sod-cutting ceremony on the 16th April. 

Read More

One million new homes in the Oxford to Cambridge arc

A recent study by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has proposed significant new development along a broad corridor linking Oxford in the west with Cambridge in the east. This could extend to one million new homes by the year 2050.

Read More

Local Plans Update

Local Planning Authorities across the country have been progressing Local Plan preparations to ensure that they meet the Government’s end of March deadline for submission of Local Plans to the Secretary of State and thereby retain control of their housing figures. 

Read More

Could you make a difference to team BEDS&LUTON ?

team BEDS&LUTON (tB&L) is a dynamic, high performing and forward thinking organisation passionate about helping people get active and stay active in Bedfordshire. 

Read More

Central Bedfordshire Council Local Plan Consultation August 2017

Central Bedfordshire Council has now published its preferred options for the new Local Plan, which will cover the period from 2015 to 2035.

Read More

Funding opportunity in Bedfordshire

The Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation are delighted to announce a new and exciting funding opportunity available for organisations who support women and girls across Bedfordshire. The fund is launched on 8th March the same day as International Women’s Day.

Read More

Fire Service Changing Policy On Automatic Fire Alarms As Only 2% Are True Incidents

bedsfire

Only one in 50 automatic fire alarms (AFAs) is caused by a genuine emergency and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) is proposing a change in its policy on responding to AFAs to reflect this.

Read More

What are Party Walls and when do I call a surveyor?

robinson

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has now been operative throughout England and Wales for nearly 20 years. Prior to 1997 party wall legislation only applied to London. The origins of party wall matters stem all the way back to the great fire of London in 1666.

Read More

Hybrid Air Vehicles - putting Bedfordshire on the map

2016 will be a momentous year for the future of aviation with the innovative Airlander 10 taking to the British skies for the first time; our pioneering team of experts continues to make ground-breaking progress on a daily basis – most recently attaching the Mission Module to the iconic hull.

Read More

Act now to protect your WordPress site from attack and compromise

WordPress and DDoS attacks

During the first few weeks of the year, the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) cyber unit has a seen a dramatic increase in the number of WordPress sites being both targeted and used as bots in other attacks, as part of sustained assaults on business servers by way of WordPress Pingback DDoS tactics.

Read More

Bedfordshire company provides training resources for the Oman Football Association

Bedfordshire-based learning and development company Clarity 4D has been asked to create a series of unique personal profiles for the Oman Football Association, as a direct result of attending a UKTI Trade Mission to the Middle East.

Read More

Chamber Member First Grant Recipient

National Sameday thumb

Delivery and courier business National Sameday in Luton has hired four new employees and safeguarded the jobs of two others thanks to a grant awarded by Velocity Business Support.

Read More

SEMLEP awarded £64.4 million

The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership, SEMLEP, has today been awarded a Local Growth Deal of £64.4 million investment into the area – set to create over 4,200 new jobs and more than 3,800 new homes by 2020.

Read More

Bedfordshire's Top 100

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR BEDFORDSHIRE BUSINESSES

Bedfordshire Limited 2014 2

A new report published  has revealed that Bedfordshire’s top 100 businesses are in much better shape than this time last year, showing excellent growth in profitability with earnings up 13%.

Read More

Funding Alert

Bedfordshire businesses are urged to act quickly this month as SEMLEP unveils a £10,000 pot of funding designed to help companies reduce their energy costs and leverage additional funding in 2014.

Read More

Government announces local road investment

The Government has announced road investment plans including some improvements that the Chamber has lobbied for with partners.

Read More

Branch Line Training launches new fire safety course

Branch Line Training is launching a new nationally recognised Fire Risk Assessment NPORS course in the New Year.    The course is designed  to enable individuals carry out fire risk assessments and is aimed at health and safety officers, site managers, supervisors and fire wardens.

Read More

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